The Senior Special Assistant to the President and Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, says President Muhammadu Buhari never promised to rescue the Chibok girls on the second day of his administration.

Shehu said this in an interview with our correspondent in Abuja on Sunday.

He explained that while the anxiety among Nigerians was understandable, it was better to allow the President to do a thorough job even as he focuses on key areas to revive the nation.

The Presidential aide noted that Nigerians and indeed friends of Nigeria from across the world would bear witness to the fact that the activities of the terrorist group Boko Haram had been on a steady decline.

He attributed this to the reinvigoration of the long lost military traditions where leaders lead the battle.

Shehu said, “To be fair to President Buhari, did he ever say he will bring back the girls on the second day of his administration? What he has always said is that we don’t even know where the girls are and that we need to go in there and get the intelligence and situation of things and then act.


“Without meaning to endanger what is left of those girls, you know that the Sambisa Forest is being degraded right now.

“In the last few days, you even saw the Chief of Army Staff leading the troops and I am aware that in the last few weeks, very interesting pictures have been shown to the President on the basis of which we will say to Nigerians, don’t lose hope on the Chibok girls.

“I am not saying they have been found or that they have been seen. But it is not yet time for Nigerians to say we have lost them.”

According to him, officers and men of the various armed services are now more confident to deal with Nigeria’s enemies because the presence of their service chiefs with them on the battleground has done a lot to boost their morale.

Commenting on the bombardment of Boko Haram’s strongholds in the operation areas, Shehu also explained that the troops were being careful so as to minimise avoidable collateral damage.

According to him, drones monitor the forest at night and a combination of manned and unmanned aircraft as well as troops take over in the day.

He added that the success being recorded by the troops had left the terrorists with no option but to resort to carrying out isolated attacks on soft targets such as churches, mosques and markets to give an impression that they were still active.

Shehu explained that the President, who is currently on a private visit to his countryhome in Daura, was not interested in marking his first 100 days in office just like he said during his address at Chatham House in London because he considered the exercise as somehow fraudulent.

In response to a question as to whether Nigerians should still expect the appointment of ministers this month since the National Assembly would still be on recess till the September 28, Shehu said, “Can the President be given the benefit of doubt till the 30th of September? Ministers will come; we should place our national interest above everything else.”

He explained that the President had since his assumption of office brought to bear the kind of focus Nigeria required to deal with the myriad of problems it had faced with on all fronts.

Shehu also said, “People are taking a cue from the fact that there is a new sheriff in town. People are taking a cue from the body language of the President who without saying a word, his body language sends a message.”

Cc: Lalasticlala

http://www.punchng.com/news/weve-not-lost-hope-on-chibok-girls-presidency/

Bring Back Our Girls

Borno State governor, Kassim Shettima, Tuesday, said there was every tendency that the female students of Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, abducted by members of the Boko Haram sect, in April 2014, were being held in bunkers, inside Sambisa Forest. /


Gov. Kassim Shettima please take the Nigerian military to the bunkers.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/05/chibok-girls-held-in-bunkers-shettima/

Bring back our girls alive....

Ok

Another story for the gods but I'm sure that his bunch of zombies in this forum will always defend the kunu sipping fuccktard.

If they are still alive what have they been eating?

Truckpusher:
Another story for the gods but I'm sure that his bunch of zombies in this forum will always defend the kunu sipping fuccktard.

Phensic still dey Nigeria Market?serious.

HungerBAD:


Phensic still dey Nigeria Market?serious.

You need a rehab.

i still maintain that the chibok girls ish is a scam...

Hmmm

Lanretoye:
i still maintain that the chibok girls ish is a scam...

I don't think so again, Buhari need to bring back our girls alive...

Where are the SCAMMERS who campaigned promising they had all the answers and the 200 million mumus who believed them enough to vote them in on March 28




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Jonathan built INSTITUTIONS.
Buhari is built on PROPAGANDA.

Firefire:


I don't think so again, Buhari need to bring back our girls alive...

na now day break

Anybody believing that the chibok girls are kept somewhere together is just deceiving his/herself.

in fullness of time his body language will provide them

Hmmmmm

Its time to remind the government that the campaign has changed name.

It now 'Bring back our girls and their children'. 500 days is good enough for a good pregnancy.

We have not lost hope too sir

Firefire:


I don't think so again, Buhari need to bring back our girls alive...

If your drunk had acted immediately they were kidnapped, not going to dance in Kano a day after the Yanya bombing, the girls might have been rescued. Jonathan, like Bishop Mike Okonkwo and Demdem would say, has a spell/curse. Se awon ti won ji awaon omo gbe, ma ma ranti omutin aare ano si rere?

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I beg no quote me oooooooooooo, just bring back our girls alive.

It is better to shut up and not open old wounds.

I have lost hope on them since

slap1:
It is better to shut up and not open old wounds.

It's difficult to shut up in this matter, considering the international outcry over the kidnapped Chibok girls.

We shall definitely find them intact.

otukpo:
We shall definitely find them intact.

Amen!


Borno State governor, Kassim Shettima have a clue on the location of the girls.

https://www.nairaland.com/2581306/weve-not-lost-hope-chibok#37749427

slap1:
It is better to shut up and not open old wounds.

Oga are you for real?this issue was used bycfhr APC to bring down a govt,they made it an Intl issue so if buhari has any dignity in him,he should not tell stories on this girls but simply bring them home.

Lalasticlala good morning.

omowolewa:
Its time to remind the government that the campaign has changed name.

It now 'Bring back our girls and their children'. 500 days is good enough for a good pregnancy.

This is a great point. #Bringbackourmothersandtheirchildren now

FreeGlobe:

This is a great point. #Bringbackourmothersandtheirchildren now

We need both mothers and children back...

Cc: Lalsticlala

ok

Rizstar:
ok